Full Text of HR1342 94th General Assembly
HR1342 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death while on | 4 |
| duty of Illinois State Police Sergeant Rodney Todd Miller of | 5 |
| Decatur on Friday, May 12, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on May 23, 1965, in Decatur to David | 7 |
| and Ellen Miller; he graduated from Eisenhower High School in | 8 |
| 1983 and earned a communications degree from Millikin | 9 |
| University in 1988; he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon | 10 |
| fraternity; and
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| WHEREAS, While at Millikin University, he established | 12 |
| himself as one of the most outstanding swimmers in NCAA | 13 |
| Division III; he earned All-American honors 16 times and was a | 14 |
| national champion six times in three events during his swimming | 15 |
| career; he was voted Illinois Swimmer Association Male Swimmer | 16 |
| of the Year four times and in 1987 was named Herald & Review | 17 |
| Athlete of the Year; he set numerous university, conference, | 18 |
| and State records, including four individual and four relay | 19 |
| records; he won 20 conference championships, including a | 20 |
| conference record 12 individual titles; twice he was named | 21 |
| Millikin captain and as a senior, he was chosen to receive the | 22 |
| M award, given to the senior man who contributed the most to | 23 |
| Millikin's athletic program; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduation, he worked two years as personnel | 25 |
| director for D.C. Becket Co. before beginning his career as an | 26 |
| Illinois State Trooper in 1990; he became a Special Agent in | 27 |
| 1994 and quickly established himself as a top-notch | 28 |
| investigator with a vast knowledge of criminal law; he received | 29 |
| a special citation after his investigative work in the Karyn | 30 |
| Slover homicide case, receiving accolades for his professional | 31 |
| excellence and unfailing work ethic; and
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| WHEREAS, He was promoted to Sergeant on December 16, 2003, | 2 |
| and was most recently assigned to Zone 5 investigations as the | 3 |
| Acting Master Sergeant over the special investigations unit; he | 4 |
| was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Trooper Lodge | 5 |
| 41; he received four State Police unit citations and a | 6 |
| department commendation for being nominated officer of the | 7 |
| year; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, He is remembered by friends and colleagues as | 9 |
| possessing an outstanding work ethic and for his | 10 |
| professionalism and dedication to his family; he was known for | 11 |
| his quick laugh and self-deprecating sense of humor; and
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| WHEREAS, Sergeant Miller married Karla Camillo on March 3, | 13 |
| 1990; he took great pride in his sons and enjoyed coaching | 14 |
| their baseball teams; he was most recently named commissioner | 15 |
| for the national league 9-10-year-olds South Shore Baseball | 16 |
| program; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed spending | 18 |
| time fishing and hunting with his dad and friends at his farm | 19 |
| in western Illinois; he had a hunter's respect for the natural | 20 |
| world and always believed in conservation and preserving the | 21 |
| environment; and
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| WHEREAS, After his collegiate athletic career concluded, | 23 |
| he continued to maintain his athletic mindset; he had been | 24 |
| training to become a triathlete and most recently had competed | 25 |
| in the Sullivan triathlon, placing first in swimming and 20th | 26 |
| overall; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Sergeant Rodney Todd Miller has | 28 |
| been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Karla; his sons, | 29 |
| Daley and Zach; his parents, David and Ellen Miller; his | 30 |
| sister, Shelly Kellum, and her husband Gary; his | 31 |
| brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; and his numerous nieces |
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| and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 |
| we mourn the passing of Sergeant Rodney Todd Miller, who will | 5 |
| be remembered for his tireless pursuit of justice and | 6 |
| exceptional devotion to his family, and we extend our sincere | 7 |
| condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 8 |
| him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 11 |
| sympathy.
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